Chapter 677: No comparison, no pain

Coincidentally, when Gu Xiaoxia was wheeled into the delivery room, the expectant mother in the same ward was also wheeled in right after her.

Li Long and that Corps cadre waited anxiously outside together.

Liang Yumei had also come over. When a nurse came out and saw Liang Yumei holding a bundle of things, she asked:

"Is this the swaddling blanket and clothes?"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Liang Yumei nodded hurriedly.

The nurse took them decisively, then turned her head to look at the Corps cadre:

"What about yours?"

"Oh, oh, oh, I'll go get them right now." The Corps cadre hurried back.

When he ran back, after receiving an eye-roll from the nurse, he handed the items in with a forced smile.

Turning his head to look at Li Long, the man smiled awkwardly:

"Heh, first time, no experience... Comrade, is this your first child too?"

"That's right." Li Long already knew this man was called Qin Liben, a person from the interior, also a youth who had come to support the border in the past few years; now his whole family had moved over.

"Is it about to be born? Is it about to be born?"

Soon, a group of people swarmed to the entrance of the delivery room. Seeing Qin Liben, they surrounded him and asked incessantly.

On Li Long's side, there were only him and his sister-in-law, appearing somewhat lonely.

At this time, the hospital's facilities were not yet that advanced, and the waiting area was not large. Once there were many people, it appeared somewhat crowded. These people also had loud voices; after a while, the nurse came out and told them to keep it down.

These people didn't keep their voices down for long before they got loud again. The nurse came out and simply chased away the extra, unrelated personnel.

Qin Liben was even more embarrassed.

Giving birth wouldn't happen in a short while. Qin Liben was a bit anxious, so he made small talk:

"Didn't your family come? Oh, that's right, your family is in the county; it takes time for people to rush here. By the way, do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"Aren't boys and girls the same?" Li Long was also extremely anxious. This was the only time since his rebirth that he felt a sense of helplessness, only able to wait outside, unable to do anything.

Therefore, Qin Liben's words made him feel there was no point.

"That's what they say, but actually, it's still different." Qin Liben's voice lowered. After glancing at Liang Yumei, he said:

"If you have a boy, the family's door is more robust. If you have a girl, in my hometown, you can't hold your head up; after all, you can only have one."

"Fortunately, this is in Northern Tianshan; everyone's concepts are quite good, and it's indeed about the same whether it's a boy or a girl... Look, even people from the county have this concept, which shows our family planning propaganda is done well."

He peered into the delivery room door and said:

"When my Qin Shan comes out, I'll send a telegram to my hometown. This is a big event!"

"Then you didn't prepare a girl's name?" Li Long asked, "What if it's a girl? Would you also call her Qin Shan?"

"That can't be. Like I said, it's a boy." Qin Liben was a bit irritated, but then remembered this was the delivery room entrance, and seeing Li Long was tall and sturdy, he didn't dare to flare up, only emphasizing:

"It's already been checked; it's a boy."

Li Long didn't say anything more. He had good hearing and could hear Qin Liben's relatives outside, mainly his mother, speaking in a loud voice, looking quite excited. Her words also emphasized that her daughter-in-law was definitely giving birth to a grandson this time.

Alright, Li Long felt this place was strange; in all likelihood, this Qin person would need to prepare a girl's name this time.

Immediately, he smiled and put the matter aside. Why bother with other people? Wasn't the one he needed to worry about right now his own wife? How was Gu Xiaoxia doing inside?

In order to help Gu Xiaoxia give birth smoothly, Li Long had even prepared wild ginseng. It was said that ginseng soup could help the mother boost her Qi and strength. He didn't know if it was true or false, and he hadn't dared to let her eat it these past two days, but now it needed to be prepared.

Li Long told Liang Yumei, and while Liang Yumei waited there, he turned and ran toward the ward.

The wild ginseng was kept in the car. There was no time to boil it now, so he took the ginseng and ran toward the delivery room.

Arriving at the delivery room, Li Long just hoped the birth would be smoother; it would be best if it wasn't needed.

After a while, the delivery room door opened, and the nurse looked at Li Long:

"Patient in bed 16..."

Li Long subconsciously took out the wild ginseng and asked:

"Can this be used? Wild ginseng?"

The nurse was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look inside, and then turned back to say to Li Long:

"You wait, I'll ask the doctor!"

Saying this, she hurried back inside.

"Wild ginseng? Comrade, you even prepared wild ginseng? This thing... is it useful?" Qin Liben was still asking there.

He was clearly somewhat envious; he also knew about this thing, but couldn't afford it.

Li Long ignored him. He didn't even know what the nurse was going to say just now, but judging by the nurse's expression and reaction, the birth was not going smoothly.

Qin Liben still wanted to say something, but Liang Yumei, who had also been anxious, couldn't hold back:

"Stop talking! The nurse already said, it needs to be quiet here!"

Liang Yumei actually had a louder voice, but this one sentence intimidated Qin Liben.

Although Qin Liben was somewhat annoyed afterward—how could he be scared by a rural woman? Clearly, her voice was louder?

But he didn't dare to object, and could only comfort himself in his heart: people from the countryside are just from the countryside, they have no manners at all... I am a state cadre after all, I won't bicker with her!

The delivery room door opened again, and the nurse reached out her hand to Li Long:

"Bring it here! The doctor said it can be used!"

Li Long hurriedly handed the wild ginseng in, his hands trembling.

The nurse saw that Li Long was very anxious and nervous, and comforted him:

"The problem isn't very big. The doctor said with this wild ginseng, the birth will be smoother."

After saying this, she entered the delivery room.

Li Long's mood relaxed slightly. Fortunately, the doctors at this time might also manage both Chinese and Western medicine and knew this thing was useful.

Regardless, it was good that it could be used.

Li Long planned that after the child finished the first month, he would definitely buy some more of this to keep on hand. Since it could be used for giving birth, the elderly could also use it. In the future, this thing would become scarcer and more expensive, so it was better to buy it while he had money and there was stock.

Qin Liben was also somewhat worried about his own wife. He went to the delivery room door and peered through the crack, but couldn't see anything.

Somewhat helpless, he walked back. After pacing around the entrance twice, he finally spoke to Li Long:

"Comrade Li Long, look... if..."

"If your wife also has a hard time giving birth, I won't use up all that ginseng, I'll definitely let you use it." Li Long took over his sentence.

Not for this man, but for the woman working hard to give birth inside—being able to give birth on the same day as his wife, in the same ward, this was fate.

Just consider it accumulating virtue for Xiaoxia and the children.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Qin Liben smiled immediately, "I'll give you money, as long as it's used, I'll give you money!"

"Don't mention that, just think about the person inside." Li Long waved his hand; he didn't want to talk.

His mind was a mess, worried that Gu Xiaoxia wouldn't be able to give birth easily, and also worried that there might be some problem with the children. Even some brainless short video plots he had seen in his previous life came out—about saving the mother or the child, about massive hemorrhaging...

Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Let the wind blow it away—it's unlucky!

He didn't know how long he had waited, when he vaguely heard a child crying inside. Li Long gave a start; he felt this was his child.

The crying was quite loud. Qin Liben spoke first:

"This must be my baby, listen! This sound is so loud... Heh!"

Li Long glanced at him and didn't say anything; there was no point in arguing about this now.

After another while, another child's cry sounded, the sound also quite loud.

Qin Liben was a bit puzzled, but immediately smiled and said to Li Long:

"Look, yours was born too! Born, born, finally born!"

Li Long felt both of these were his children. As for Qin Liben, just treat him like a dog barking.

A dozen minutes later, the delivery room door finally opened, and two nurses pushed the bed out. Qin Liben was just about to rush over, but Li Long had already seen that it was Gu Xiaoxia lying on the bed. He shoved Qin Liben aside and strode over. While looking at Gu Xiaoxia, he also saw the two children placed on either side of her.

Unlike the wrinkled children in TV shows, these two children's faces looked very round and full, their eyes closed, occasionally moving while wrapped in the swaddling blanket.

"Bed 16 has given birth, two boys, mother and children are safe!" The nurse's voice was quite loud. Li Long finally let out a sigh of relief. Gu Xiaoxia also opened her eyes at this time, a smile appearing on her slightly pale face, looking at Li Long and saying softly:

"That ginseng... is a bit bitter, but it's strangely useful..."

"Don't talk, don't talk, rest first!" Liang Yumei was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly came over and said, "It's finished, rest well! Let's not talk..."

Li Long and Liang Yumei helped the nurses push the cart toward the ward. The delivery room and the ward were not in the same building; they had to walk outside and face the wind. Before the cart went out the door, Li Long hurriedly ran to the Jeep, took out his coat, and blocked it over Gu Xiaoxia's head.

The relatives and colleagues of Qin Liben who were surrounding them saw that Gu Xiaoxia had given birth and crowded over one by one to look, but were shooed away by Li Long. Listening to Li Long's loud voice, Gu Xiaoxia wanted to laugh on the hospital bed. Although it was hard, although it was very, very painful, the two children were born safely, and she herself relaxed and soon fell asleep.

Gu Xiaoxia was wheeled into the ward, and the nurses took the children away to do checks, registration, and vaccinations. Li Long looked at the two children, then took care of Gu Xiaoxia.

Liang Yumei, while taking things out of the bag, asked worriedly:

"Without Xiao Long, these children... won't be swapped, right?"

"No, I remember." Although the children felt like they all looked about the same, Li Long felt he had remembered the children's features and wouldn't forget.

He believed that even if a row of children were placed in front of him, he could distinguish these two.

After a while, a nurse came over at a trot. Seeing Li Long, she hurriedly asked:

"Family of bed 16, the expectant mother in bed 15 is having some difficulty giving birth, that wild ginseng of yours..."

"Give it to her." Li Long didn't wait for her to finish speaking and opened his mouth, "Saving a life is urgent!"

"Good, good, good, you are the best!" This nurse also knew the value of wild ginseng and gave a thumbs up, then trotted out.

"That family met you two, it's also a blessing." Liang Yumei took the things out, then went to the bedside to look at Gu Xiaoxia, and said softly, "Otherwise..."

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"We're in the same ward, and gave birth on the same day, it's fate." Li Long smiled. Once his mood relaxed, he really felt very light, but also very tired.

These past few days had actually been highly tense, fearing that something might go wrong.

Now, it was finally settled.

"It would be better if it were one boy and one girl." Liang Yumei saw Gu Xiaoxia was asleep and said softly, "These two boys..."

"Both are good, both are good." Li Long smiled, "The big one is called Mingming, the small one is called Haohao. As long as they are safe and healthy."

"Right, right, right!" Liang Yumei also knew she had made a slip of the tongue and smiled in agreement, "Mother and children are safe, it's really a good omen."

Half an hour later, Qin Liben, with a mournful face, supported the hospital bed and, together with the nurse, wheeled his wife in.

"Born?" Li Long was in a good mood and asked.

"Born." Qin Liben, while preparing to help his wife onto the bed in the ward with the nurse, responded.

He didn't have enough strength, so Liang Yumei and Li Long hurriedly went over to help support her.

"Where is your family?" Li Long asked, "Weren't they all outside just now?"

"... They had something to do, they left." Qin Liben paused before mumbling.

The nurse glared at him, and his wife also glared at him, then said:

"Isn't it just that I gave birth to a girl? Before, it was your mother herself who said she found someone to check, and it was definitely a boy. As a result, now she's good, as soon as I gave birth, she ran away. Qin Liben, let me tell you, this matter isn't over..."

Li Long understood immediately.

So it was a girl.

He really had guessed right—this place was not ordinarily efficacious.

But it didn't matter anymore. Bother less with other people's business; taking good care of his own wife and children was the real business.

That woman turned her head to Li Long again and said:

"Thank you, if it weren't for that ginseng of yours, I really might not have been able to give birth..."

At this time, the nurse took a small bag and handed it to Li Long:

"She only ate a bit of the ginseng whiskers. This wild ginseng is very potent. The rest is returned to you, keep it well, it can save lives. This thing is rare in our Northern Tianshan, must keep it well."

Li Long took the paper bag and thanked the nurse.

Having given birth, Gu Xiaoxia had a natural birth, but the birth of two children had exhausted her energy. The doctor called Li Long to the office to tell him about her condition.

"The children are generally good, both are very healthy, 42 centimeters, about 3 kilograms. It's just that your wife is relatively weak and needs to be hospitalized for observation for a few days..."

"Good, good. If there's anything you need us to cooperate with, just say it!" Li Long said hurriedly.

"For your wild ginseng, cut a few slices every day and boil it in soup for her to drink, to replenish her vitality." The doctor continued, "Your wife needs to be well-nourished, but not over-nourished. This matter must be done slowly."

"Good, good." Li Long responded hurriedly again.

Li Long's cooperation made the doctor very gratified. When the patient and the patient's family cooperate and don't make a scene, the doctor's treatment and diagnosis are very smooth.

At this time, someone burst in. Li Long saw it was Qin Liben and his mother.

"Discharge, discharge my family's one." Qin Liben's mother burst in, and the doctor frowned.

"Gave birth to a girl, what's the point of staying in the hospital? Wasting money!"

Qin Liben dragged his mother out. Li Long heard him say to his mother outside:

"Mother, what are you saying? This is a hospital! Not our home! If you make a scene again, you can go back to your hometown!"

His mother stopped making a scene and left while cursing.

Li Long thought to himself, this Qin Liben is really not bad, able to manage his mother who favors boys over girls.

The doctor was also somewhat helpless, but the young man in front of him was good.

Of course, he was also blessed, giving birth to two boys.

Returning to the ward, Gu Xiaoxia had already woken up, and Liang Yumei was feeding her porridge.

It was clearly noticeable that she was much weaker than usual, her face pale, listless, and her breathing much lighter than usual.

Liang Yumei saw Li Long come over and asked:

"Without Xiao Long, what did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said Xiaoxia is too weak, giving birth to two children is too damaging to the body, she needs to be well-nourished, and it will take a while before she can be discharged." Li Long said, "Let's listen to the doctor, stay for a while and then see."

"Good, good." Liang Yumei looked at Li Long, then at Gu Xiaoxia, and nodded.

Gu Xiaoxia didn't express much. Although this porridge had no taste, at this time she really needed to replenish some energy.

This side was full of care, while the side next door felt a bit awkward. Qin Liben had always been a cadre and hadn't really taken care of people. He originally thought his mother would come over to take care of his wife, but didn't expect it to be a girl. Just now his mother almost made a scene at the doctor's, Qin Liben pulled her out, and as a result, his mother left in anger.

Now, knowing nothing, he was at a loss.

On this side, after Gu Xiaoxia finished eating, Liang Yumei went to wash the bowls. Qin Liben came over with a forced smile and whispered to Li Long:

"Comrade, look... I don't know anything here, what should I do now..."

"If you haven't prepared, you should hurry and get food, porridge, and feed your wife? If she doesn't eat, she won't have milk. How will you feed the child later? If there's anything you don't understand, ask the doctor or nurse..."

Li Long didn't understand either, but the doctor had already spoken. He planned to hurry and boil chicken soup, cut some ginseng and put it in, to nourish Gu Xiaoxia.

Now he really felt that buying wild ginseng at that time was the right choice. At that time, he thought it was just temporary spending and didn't know when it would be used. Now it felt like a stroke of genius.

Liang Yumei came back from washing the bowls. Li Long said he was going to his sister Li Xia's place to boil chicken soup. Liang Yumei said:

"Don't worry about this, I'm here, you go."

Li Long drove to the old street to buy a rooster and a hen. At this time, chickens were all raised at home, so he didn't worry about encountering farmed chickens; there were no chicken farms yet.

When buying chickens, Li Long also greeted Chen Xingbang. Chen Xingbang was weighing meat for someone at the meat stall, so he greeted him hurriedly and then went back to work.

At this time, people didn't kill the chickens for you when you bought them; you had to take them home to kill and pluck them yourself. When Li Long arrived at the courtyard, Li Xia was tidying up the vegetable garden.

Li Long's Jeep arrived at the courtyard gate, he got out, and carrying the chickens, entered the courtyard. At this time, Hongqin hadn't finished school yet. Li Long greeted Li Xia and prepared to kill the chickens at the entrance of the vegetable garden.

Li Xia hurriedly told him to wait, went into the room to get a small bowl to catch the chicken blood, and while catching it, asked:

"Without Xiao Long, how is your wife?"

"Born, two babies." Li Long said with a smile, "It's just that Xiaoxia is a bit weak. The doctor said she needs to be nourished, so I said I'd boil some chicken soup here to nourish her."

"Good, good, good!" As soon as Li Xia heard this, a look of joy appeared on her face. After catching the chicken blood, she didn't know what to say in the courtyard. It was Li Long who urged her:

"Sister, you set up the stove and boil water, I need to pluck the chicken feathers here."

"Good, good, good, look at me, I'm muddled with joy..." Li Xia smiled and went to set the fire.

While setting the fire, she also said:

"Two babies is good, two babies is good!"

Li Long smiled. After killing the chicken, waiting for the water to boil, he scalded it and started plucking the feathers.

"You are also a father now. It wasn't easy for Xiaoxia to give birth to two children. You must treat her well in the future..." Li Xia said while tending the fire.

"Sister, don't worry, I've always treated Xiaoxia well."

In the evening, Li Long brought the chicken soup to the hospital. Li Xia also came along.

This side was lively, while Qin Liben's side was cold and desolate.

Li Long didn't even want to compare; this was a bit bullying. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 678 =====